The Jesus Encounters
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The Jesus Encounters
A Panorama of Luke
During the height of His ministry Jesus asked His disciples, "who do people say that I am?" It's a vital question. We attempt to answer it this fall in a series we're calling "The Jesus Encounters, a panorama of the gospel of Luke."
Ep. 01
Ep. 01
Luke 4:14-22; 31-44
September 12, 2021
During the height of His ministry Jesus asked His disciples, "who do people say that I am?" It's a vital question. We attempt to answer it this fall in a series we're calling "The Jesus Encounters, a panorama of the gospel of Luke."
Ep. 02
Ep. 02
Luke 5:1-11
September 19, 2021
In this message Jesus encounters Peter and moves him from observer of Jesus to leaving everything behind and following Him. It's a move Jesus calls all of His followers to.
Ep. 03
Ep. 03
Luke 5:17-26
September 26, 2021
In this passage from Luke Jesus encounters a paralytic where we are taught much about faith and who Jesus is. Jesus is not a mere miracle worker but God alone who has the power to not only heal us physically but spiritually too.
Ep. 04
Ep. 04
Luke 7:1-10
October 3, 2021
In this passage Jesus has an encounter with a Roman centurion (although they never meet face to face), where we discover the unusual faith of the centurion and the equally bewildering unbelief of those who should have known better. In the process we also learn from the centurion's humility as well as the similarities and differences of worldly authority and the authority of Jesus.
Ep. 05
Ep. 05
Luke 7:18-30
October 10, 2021
"Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?" This was John's question to Jesus in Luke 7:20. Jesus doesn't seem to be living up to John's expectations of what the Messiah should look and act like, and at times we feel he isn't living up to our either.
Ep. 06
Ep. 06
Luke 7:36-8:3
October 17, 2021
In this week's message we look at two entirely different people who have an encounter with Jesus. Two classes, two backgrounds, two genders but both needing the grace and forgiveness of Jesus. One receives that grace and the other doesn't. This message answers why.
Ep. 07
Ep. 07
Luke 10:38-42
October 24, 2021
This short encounter is a tale of two sisters and a study in contrasts. It raises unsettling questions: Are you devoted or are you distracted? Are you living a called life or a driven life? In this ancient yet timely Jesus encounter, the Lord Jesus extends an invitation to be set free from striving and to enjoy communion and intimate friendship with Him. We are reminded that Jesus calls us to be with Him, enjoy union and communion with Him, rest in His grace and be transformed by Him.
Ep. 08
Ep. 08
Luke 8:40-56
October 31, 2021
This passage records the encounter of two very different people but both equally desperate. One whose 12-year-old daughter is dying and the other who had been hemorrhaging for 12 years. That was their common ground, the threat of death. And both risked alienation and ridicule from the crowds and in faith came to Jesus. Along the way Jesus reveals what His salvific healing brings and His relationship and power over death. He also gives us a glimpse of our resurrection to come.
Ep. 09
Ep. 09
Luke 13:10-17
November 7, 2021
In our text a woman stands upright for the first time in eighteen years. Miraculously healed, in her joy she praises God! But an indignant voice cuts through the joy. "There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath." The Sabbath was never intended as a burden. Its original God given purpose was to remind us of his grace, and to point us to Jesus Christ, the ultimate reality, the ultimate expression of God's grace and rest.
Ep. 10
Ep. 10
Luke 19:1-10
November 14, 2021
In Luke 19:1-10 we will see that Jesus alone seeks and saves the lost, the least likely, and makes them trophies of His amazing grace. To God be the Glory!
Ep. 11
Ep. 11
Luke 23:13-25
November 21, 2021
This message addresses one of the things theologians, academics and historians have wrestled with over the centuries: who was responsible for the death of Jesus? Did religion kill Jesus, or did politics kill Jesus, or did the people kill Jesus?
And why did they kill Jesus? Was it because He was a blasphemer? Or was it because of the threat of insurrection? Or did it come because He was such a disappointment to the masses.
Ep. 12
Ep. 12
Luke 24:13-35
September 28, 2021
In this passage Jesus encounters two disciples who have left Jerusalem for Emmaus. They left hopeless and despondent because Jesus had been killed and their dreams had been shattered. And yet, along the way Jesus rescues them from their spiritual blindness and reveals Himself in the Scriptures and the breaking of the bread, showing them that it was necessary for Jesus to suffer and then enter His glory.
Ep. 13
Ep. 13
Luke 1:46-56
December 5, 2021
We double back in this week's sermon and look at the Christmas Encounters in Luke. This week's text is actually a pre encounter between Jesus and Mary where Mary magnifies God for the great things He has done and what He offers to all in the coming of Jesus.
Ep. 14
Ep. 14
Luke 1:5-25
December 12, 2021
The Christmas story is more than a story; it's a revealing of who God is and what He's about in and through Jesus. This week's message builds on last week's and focuses on the things God reveals in the first Christmas that can be true for us today.
Ep. 15
Ep. 15
Luke 2:1-14
December 19, 2021
The incarnation of Christ is staggering to the natural mind. His coming as a babe in a manger is the greatest event in all of history. If this is the case, why are shepherds the first to hear the news?